Millville, NJ, Police Dispatcher Charged With Unauthorized Data Access
- A Millville Police dispatcher has been charged with allegedly illegally accessing and sharing restricted data
A dispatcher for the Millville Police Department finds herself on the wrong side of the law as she faces charges for allegedly unlawfully accessing law enforcement data and databases.
Charges Filed Against Millville Dispatcher
The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office says 30-year-old Samantha J. Simpkins of Cedarville has been arrested and charged with the following:
- Second-degree Official Misconduct
- Third-degree Computer Theft by Unlawful Access of Computer Data
- Second-degree Computer Theft by Unlawful Reproduction of Computer Data
- Third-degree Computer Theft by Unlawful Reproduction of Computer Data
- Third-degree Unlawful Access of Data of Restricted Data
- Second-degree Unlawful Access and Disclosure of Restricted Data
Allegations of Unauthorized Database Access, Sharing
According to officials, while employed with the City of Millville as a public safety telecommunicator/dispatcher for the Millville Police Department, from November 2024 to August 2025, Simpkins "unlawfully accessed or otherwise accessed in excess of her designated authority, multiple restricted items of data from the Millville Police Department and New Jersey Judiciary databases."
Authorities said she also shared restricted data obtained from those databases with unauthorized persons on several occasions. They did not provide any further details in a press release.
Simpkins was arrested on Thursday and released with conditions.
Investigation Ongoing
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is requested to contact Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office Det. Fran McGovern at (856) 453-0486.
The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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